"comment ça va" meaning in French

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Phrase

IPA: /kɔ.mɑ̃ sa va/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-comment ça va.wav
Etymology: Literally, “how does it go?”, compare English how's it going?, German wie geht es? Etymology templates: {{m-g|how does it go?}} “how does it go?”, {{lit|how does it go?}} Literally, “how does it go?”, {{cog|en|how's it going|how's it going?}} English how's it going?, {{cog|de|wie geht's|wie geht es?}} German wie geht es? Head templates: {{fr-phrase}} comment ça va
  1. (informal) how are you Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-comment_ça_va-fr-phrase-C5oRrgNc Categories (other): English links with redundant target parameters, French entries with incorrect language header, French phrasebook

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